The Yankees on Saturday placed pitcher CC Sabathia on the 10-day injured list because of inflammation in his chronically sore right knee.

Sabathia left Friday's start against the A's after 48 pitches with right knee soreness. He said after the game hopes to be able to pitch again this season.

"Hopefully I can just get enough rest where it'll calm down and I'm able to get back out there and throw 90 to 100 pitches," Sabathia told reporters (via ESPN) after an 8-2 loss to the A's, which snapped the Yankees' four-game winning streak.

Sabathia, who is set to retire at the end of the season, was pulled after the third inning. He gave up a run and a hit with two walks and two strikeouts and was replaced by Luis Cessa.

When asked if he thinks Sabathia will pitch again this season, manager Aaron Boone said: "I hope so. I mean, I don't want to speculate on that. We'll see as far as treatment goes tomorrow, and then see how he responds to that, and we'll go from there."

The Yankees have 26 games left, and Sabathia will have nearly a month to recover before the postseason begins. The left-hander, however, isn't too concerned about making it back in time even though he said his pain level was at a 10.

“I’m going to wait until I’m healthy, and whenever that is, it is what it is," he said.

Yankees first baseman Luke Voit was optimistic Sabathia would be back sooner than later.

“I know he will (return),” Voit said (via Yahoo Sports). “The guy has been through a lot, but it’s his last year, and I’m sure he’s going to do whatever it takes.”

The Yankees, who entered Saturday's play atop the AL East by 10 games over the Rays, recalled right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Loaisiga, 24, is 1-1 with a 5.12 ERA in six games with the Yankees this season.